Sources:
http://nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/reservoir/
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/watershed_protection/ashokan.shtml
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwater/html/drinking/reservoir.shtml
- A reservoir is an artificial lake where water is stored. Most of them were river built with dams to keep the water in. During droughts, or extended dry periods, the water level in a river may be very low. Under these conditions, more water is released from the reservoir so farmers can water their crops and homes and businesses can function normally.
- The average reservoir can hold up to 550 million gallons of water
- Ashokan reservoir at full capacity can hold 122.9 billion gallons
- The Ashokan reservoir was placed into service in 1915
- The Ashokan reservoir was made by damming the Esopus Creek
The two mountains by the Ashokan reservoir are Slide Mountain and another mountain we could not find the name of.
People said before it was build it could never hold enough water. They were Wrong. But once it was filled from 1912-1914 they found out they were wrong. People who lived by the ashokan reservoir were not happy about the idea.
First, the mist evaporates from water than it goes into clouds. Next the clouds rain and snow on mountains, and create streams. Those streams come together and create a river. The river would enter a reservoir. When the water is in the reservoir, it goes into aqueducts and tunnels. After three miles, the aqueducts and tunnels lead to the Kensico reservoir. In the Kensico reservoir water is treated with fluoride and UV lights. Two tunnels come out of the Kensico, there was going to be a third, but mayor De Blasio canceled the construction. The two tunnels then lead to Yonkers, where they combine into one tunnel. Next, the tunnel splits into pipes and into houses.